Larvicidal activity of the essential oil from Lippia sidoides cham. against Aedes aegypti linn

The aim of this work was to study the larvicidal activity of Lippia sidoides essential oil against Aedes aegypti larvae. The essential oil and its hydrolate (saturated solution of essential oil in water) were obtained by vapor extraction and their chemical composition determined by GL-chromatography...

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Main Authors: Ana Fontenele Urano Carvalho, Vânia Maria Maciel Melo, Afrânio Aragão Craveiro, Maria Iracema Lacerda Machado, Márcia Braga Bantim, Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000400027